Friday, January 29, 2010

My stock pile of belly button rings and what not has gradually dwindled since I bought like 20 of them in high school. I'm getting scared that when I lose the current one I'll be FORCED to finally wear the remaining "69" ring. We all know what baggage comes with the "69" belly button ring (read: Trailer Park).

So I'm shopping for a new stockpile. But OMG, I think in the...IDK....4 years since I bought my last stockpile the rings have gotten EVEN TRASHIER. I didn't think it was possible to get worse than the "playboy," "69," "BITCH," "PORN STAR" dangly bits.
And then I found it. A belly button ring to trump them ALL. The KING of trashy.
BEHOLD, so WTF I don't even want the picture on the front page of the blog.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

"Nearly 40 years after it was recorded at Jimi Hendrix’s final recording sessions, an unearthed song called “Valleys of Neptune” will feature on a compilation of the same name on March 9th. Valleys of Neptune will include 12 tracks recorded at various studios during Jimi’s final recording sessions while working on his posthumously completed First Rays of the Rising Sun. “Valleys of Neptune,” which was never released commercially but did appear on 1990’s Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story four-disc set, will also be released as a single on February 2nd." via ROLLING STONE

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Apple released their tablet PC today and apple-stans around the world reached orgasm and then everything exploded. I MYSELF, can appreciate a Mac....there are some cool things going on there, but by no means do I suck Apple D. And for that reason I am saying the iPad is the UGLIEST, most UNORIGINAL piece of crap ever.

The ReasonS Why iPad is not worth your life savings (because I'm sure that's how much it costs). next paycheck.

0. It costs $500 which is in fact NOT the price of your life savings but instead the price of an iPhone...which begs the question.....what makes this any different than an iPhone other than the size. I mean when I say tablet COMPUTER...I actually want a tablet COMPUTER...You know something that runs say...PHOTOSHOP or some kind of extensive graphic program that I'd actually USE a tablet FOR. IDK. Just saying. $500...pretty cheap for apple...questionable.

1. THE NAME. iPAD. PAD?! THERE WERE NO BETTER WORDS THAN PAD IN THE THESAURUS WHEN THEY LOOKED UP TABLET? iTablet even sounds better!
I can already imagine the akward conversations:
"Hey everyone, check out my new iPad!"
"What? I never saw that brand at CVS...who makes it? Kotex or Always? Or maybe it's some generic off brand?"

iPAD. PSH.

2. It's ugly as all sin. If I wanted an iPhone, I'll buy an iPhone. If I want apple's NEW TABLET COMPUTER, I want something that doesn't look like a FUCKING PICTURE FRAME VERSION OF AN IPHONE.

iSANITARY NAPKIN or Digital Picture Frame? The world may never know....

But SERIOUSLY, the iPhone came out like what....a year ago (when converted to technology time that equals atleast 10 years ago). It's 2010, a new decade...it's time for some futuristic innovation. I don't want the same old same old. I want a tablet PC that is like Optimus Prime. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FUTURE. WE MAY NOT HAVE FLYING CARS, BUT LET'S ATLEAST GET PAST THE IPHONE CRAZE. TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW.

3. Giant unprotected screen is just asking for disaster.

4. Another reason it's not worth buying is because after the initial shock and awe has passed (hopefully SOON) people will realize how UGLY and pointless this piece of shit is....then Apple will HOPEFULLY invent a new one that isn't called iPAD and doesn't look like it should be displaying a slideshow on my dresser. HOPEFULLY the next version has some kind of Optimus Prime-like transformation from regular macbook, to tablet macbook. And I'll be paying the price of a REAL computer because it actually IS A real computer. And artists around the world can finally have a tablet Mac and not have to buy Wacom tablets anymore.

I am just overall DISAPPOINTED. Is it too much to ask for some innovation in 2010! James Cameron started us off with a bang! Let's keep that technology revolution going!!!!

Monday, January 25, 2010

“To be honest, I don’t fucking care [about being a role model]. I didn’t get into this to be a role model. So I'm sorry if I’m influencing your kids in a way that you don’t like, but I can’t be responsible for their actions. I don’t care. … Honestly, if I’d have ended up as Hannah Montana, I don’t know if the show would have gone as well. I probably would have told them all to go fuck themselves by the time I hit 11. And I don’t know how that would have gone down. It’s great for Miley, but I really like where I am right now and I feel really fortunate to be able to really be myself.”

Who likes watching eggs boil? I know I don't. I also know I don't own an egg timer. So what's the alternative? Egg Watchers! All you have to do is choose the size of your egg, whether or not you got it from the fridge, and how you firm you would like you egg, then Egg Watchers selects a video which fits perfectly into your egg cooking time frame! Enjoy a video while you egg cooks. Then enjoy your egg after! It's a win-win for everyone.

If you loved the Phoenix take away shows, then you're bound to love these as well. I mean, they're practically like the take away shows only in mp3 form. Visit thetripwire for 1901, their cover of Bob Dylan's Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, and free mp3 downloads. Who doesn't love Phoenix? And who doesn't love free?

"After six rounds on the foreign circuit, "Avatar" on the weekend became the biggest-grossing offshore title in movie history. The James Cameron mega-budget blockbuster rolled up an overseas cume through Sunday of $1.288 billion, exceeding by $46 million "Titanic's" 13-year international boxoffice record of $1.242 billion. The record actually fell Saturday, as predicted"via THR

Sunday, January 24, 2010

"Yesterday in Paris, Jean Paul Gaultierpresented a fall 2010 boxing-inspiredmen's show in which the models weremade up to appear battered and bloody.Gaultier walked the runway for thefinale, jolly as ever, in the same makeup,appearing as though he'd just taken a fewswift hits to the face. And who should posebeside him after the show but Chris Brown?"

If you haven't tapped into New Orleans local music, you need to NOW. I've recently been obsessed with this amazing compilation of nola music put together by The Gambit. One of my favorite tracks (besides the Givers track. Duh. Givers is a GIVEN. Pun totally intended.) is Birds Fly Awayby Theresa Andersson, and after seeing this old video of her appearance on Conan, I love her even more!

If you're lucky to be living in South Beach, mark your calendars because Burger King's latest creation the "Whopper Bar" will be coming to you this February! The Whopper Bar offers the same burgers and fries, but now these combos are paired with a beer instead of your typical soft drink. Maybe we'll soon see Whopper Bars popping up all over the country.

I have been avoiding the whole Gossip Girl/Leighton Meester/16 year old who looks like she's 30 Taylor Momsen fad like the plague. I mean, it IS really high school. But I FINALLY caved and I'm kind of addicted (even though the show is so melodramatic and makes me want to kill myself).

On that note, Taylor Momsen (aka Jenny Humphrey) has so much hate out there in the world because she's 16....but looks like she's 30. But I don't really hate her. I mean she's a fierce kid. She's in a rock band. A ROCK BAND. The only kind of band worth having IMO.

The Pretty Reckless - Makes Me Wanna Die

She even has the voice of a 30 year old. I'm digging it though! Didn't expect anything good from her band, but I really like this song.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

There are so many GOOD things about this song/video.1. Three words. Fast food mascots. In my opinion the only mascots worth having because let's be honest here...The King is absolutely hilarious. I don't even like fast food, but oh man those mascots are just great. Jack in the Box has a really cool mask. The Colonel is just a BAMF with his white pimp suit. BAMFs.

2. The Rad Omen have created a song that is reminiscent of Daft Punk (who have new stuff coming out within the next year, rememberrr!!!!!) You just can't go wrong with the basic house club beats.

3. The video story line is so offensive, and anyone that knows me knows that: offensive = automatic hit

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Jimmy Choo is working together with UGG to create 5 boots which will be in the typical UGG boot shape, but will embody the "spirit of the Jimmy Choo brand". The boots in the 5-piece collection will range from $595 to $795. I can't wait to see how this crazy collab will turn out. Too bad we have to wait til next October when they hit stores. viaWWD

It's hard to follow the Super Mario x Tetris game that was just posted because Holy S(erena Van Der Woodsen). That game was epic.

But for survival games (read: Games where you're playing aimlessly just to see how long you can last/beat your highest score....like jetpack and the goal is to fly through the tunnel without crashing) THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

DEATH DICE OVERDOSE

The object: Don't touch the falling diceThe catch: Your anxiety is always rising because DICE ARE FALLING OUT OF THE SKY WTF. And if your anxiety reaches the end of the bar bad things happen.To beat the catch: Pills appear all over the place so you have to avoid dice AND take lots of pills to keep your anxiety low mannnn.

The awesome part: When you take lots of pills you enter this drug induced euphoria and everything goes colorful and trippy and it's all like that crazy acrobat circus thing that used to be really popular.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Basically, you start off as Mario doing your thing: hitting blocks with your head, collecting coins, killing goombas, etc etc. You get to a point where you have to switch to tetris and from then on you have to switch back and forth between Mario AND Tetris to beat the level. Good luck! Oh, and btw, x is jump.

So yesterday was like a second Christmas for me when Ultra Music Festival FINALLY released the first part of their line up. (I bought tickets on blind faith like a month ago because they were cheap-ish). At ANY RATE, not disappointed! Usually I'm Not though.

So right now my Friday Schedule is pretty open: ERIC PRYDZ. DID I MENTION ERIC PRYDZ? I'll get to his set early so I can be in the front row. Like a Boss.

AND Passion Pit will be sick!

On the other hand.....Tiesto is there AS USUAL. And I don't really like him so def won't be there. OR at Will.I.Am who I absolutely loathe, not as much as Fergie though thank God she's not performing.

And on SATURDAY, aka my busy day: DEADMAU5, he's really dope with his blinged out mouse head costume. And GROOVE ARMADA, which I'm really excited about because I don't hear about them performing anywhere....Bloody Beetroots have some sweet tunes, Steve Aoki as well (They roll together pretty much with the LA scene), DIPLO!, and MAJOR LAZR?!?!?!

And that is only the first released part of the line up! Expect more AMAZING DJs coming soon (like David Guetta, because he ALWAYS plays Ultra. And I'm PRAYING for Justice because they've played before. Please. Please Justice).

SO IN CONCLUSION: Now you're coming to Miami for Ultra, right? Trust me, it's worth it.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Kings of Leon has collaborated with Surface to Air to create their own fashion line. The 12-piece collection has already hit shelves in Europe and will be debuting in the states on January 25. I don't know why KOL feels the need to dip into the fashion world and why their clothing has to be mega mega expensive, but whatev, I'm not going to be buying their $267 fedoras anyways. Plus, it's all mens clothing. Check out my lookbook for a preview of KOL x S2A:1. Leather jacket: £739/$11852. Fedora: £167/$2673. Plaid flannel shirt: £112/$1804. Skinny jeans: £140/$2255.Bandanna: £65/$1046. Leather ankle boots: £361/$578

Thursday, January 7, 2010

"So, here’s the deal. Chris sounds like a pretty cool kid, if not a little bit of a dick. Apparently his sister Katie told their parents that Chris was hiding a 12 pack of booze in his room. His parents, being typically strict Asian parents, grounded Chris for three months.

For revenge, Chris went searching through Katie’s room for some dirt. And he found a doozy. Katie had composed a list of fellow students she was planning on hooking up with, with all of the dirty details intact. Chris posted this list on Facebook, tagging all of the guys listed. Hilarity ensued. Revenge is a bitch, but so is this guy’s sister. She had it comin’."

Bruce Willis is on my TV right now. And whenever I see him I can only think of him in The Fifth Element (which is a TOTALLY BAMF movie I might add). And the greatest thing about the Fifth Element, besides Chris Tuckers performance as a flamboyant radio host, is the costumes.....DESIGNED BY JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER.

Wtf? I didn't even know designer designers even did costumes for movies.

At any rate, high point of 90s fashion, HERE is my Fifth Element Look Board:

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